What is the meaning of Psalm 136:24? Freed us from our enemies “and freed us from our enemies.” (Psalm 136:24) • Israel could sing these words while looking back to Exodus 14:30, where “that day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians.” The same rescuing power surfaces in Deuteronomy 7:8, Psalm 18:17, and Psalm 44:7. • The verb “freed” is active and complete. God did not merely weaken the enemy; He removed the threat. Psalm 107:2 celebrates, “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy.” • This deliverance is both physical and spiritual. Luke 1:74 pictures believers “rescued from the hand of our enemies” so we can “serve Him without fear,” while Colossians 1:13 declares that He “rescued us from the dominion of darkness.” • Because God takes the initiative, our role is trust. Like Israel standing at the Red Sea, we often face impossible odds; yet 2 Chronicles 20:17 reminds us, “You need not fight in this battle; take your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD.” His loving devotion endures forever “His loving devotion endures forever.” (Psalm 136:24) • Every verse in Psalm 136 echoes this refrain, anchoring each act of God in His unchanging covenant love. Psalm 100:5 parallels it: “For the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” • God’s love is not a mood but a settled commitment. Jeremiah 31:3 records, “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” and Lamentations 3:22 adds, “Because of the LORD’s loving devotion we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.” • Endurance means His love outlasts our failures, fears, and foes. Romans 8:38–39 assures that nothing “in all creation” can separate us from this love in Christ. • Linking deliverance to everlasting love keeps praise from drifting into mere nostalgia. The God who once freed Israel is still the God whose steadfast love claims and keeps His people today (Hebrews 13:8). summary Psalm 136:24 invites us to remember a specific rescue—God decisively “freed us from our enemies”—and to rest in a larger reality—“His loving devotion endures forever.” He delivers, not once but continually, because His covenant love never expires. Knowing this, we can face any present threat with thankful confidence, certain that the God who saved before will faithfully save again. |
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